Buttler and Morgan centuries enough for England to survive Gayle blitz

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• Fourth ODI: England 418-6; West Indies 389
• England win by 29 runs and lead series 2-1 with one to play

The steel band tinkled away all day here but Jos Buttler and Chris Gayle were dancing to the beat of their own drums on Wednesday.

On a heart-breaking pitch for bowlers Buttler served up a career-best 150 from 77 balls that powered England to 418 for six – their highest total overseas. Gayle’s 162 from 97 in reply meant the fourth one-day international somehow, incredibly, finished a mere 29-run win for the tourists, who take a 2-1 lead into Saturday’s finale in St Lucia.

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Written by Ali Martin at the National Cricket Stadium, St George’s, Grenada
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/feb/27/england-west-indies-4th-odi-match-report under the title “Buttler and Morgan centuries enough for England to survive Gayle blitz”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.